Collar-fastener.



H. J. COMEAU.

COLLAR FASTENER1 APPLlcAHoN man 111111.13, 1911,

. objections, but at and in which:

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

HILAIRE J'. COMEAU, OFHARTFOBD, CONNECTICUT.

COLLAR-FASTENER.

new and -useful Improvements in Collar:4

Fasteners, of which theY following is a specication, reference being. had to the accompanrymg drawings, foi-nung a part hereof.

y invention relates to those articles for' manufacture usually called collar buttons but is in the nature of a collar holder or clip, and may be properly styled a collar fastener. Among the objects of my invention the production of an article of this character which will not constituteI a projection or protuberance tending to press against the back of the neck and to likewise avoid the protuberanee ofthe usual collar button projecting outwardly and which -is frequently pressed by the outer or overhanging sometimes dangerously against the back of the neck. More produce a. collar fastener avoiding usual the same time one which can be most readily inserted in the collar and likewise easily attached in its normal position, and which at the same time will not slip out .of its engagement during the operation of attachment .nor which can be released when in normal position, will avoid' all interference with a cravat, and will when in use hold the engaging parts securely and neatly'inthe desired position. It may be especlally emphasizedY that the adjustment of my -collar fastener does not involve any dilicult operation nor an operation which would injure the collar or the device;'while the above and other advantages will appear as hereinafter set forth and in the practice of my invention. In the accompanying drawings I have illustrated an embodiment of .my invention and its method of attachment, with certain modifications as to detail andform, which will hereinafter be Vmorefully described Figure 1 is a view in pe ective ofthe fastener in place, with the co larand neck bandof theshirt partially in section, and illustrates the atne'ss or elosenes with which the collar is secured to the shirt band. Fig. 2 is a perspective view of the fastener.

specificati-oplet 'Letters Parent.

Application 4Metil April 13, 1911.

ortion of'a turned-down collar-, forcing t e collar button unpleasantly and particularly my object is to 'the collar below thebutton hole .the hotto'n'of said pocket, thus Patented Apr. 3, 1917. serial No. 620,841.

Fig. 3 is a fragmentary view of the collar-'from the hack with a portion broken.

out, showing how the fastener completely v fills the button hole and is held firmly in the collar.

The device is formed of sheet metal and as shown in Fig. 2 A is a main or body art having a. bend a at its lower extremity rom which extends upward the part B, the upper extremity of part A is bent in the opposite' direction at c and has a downwardly extendingV part C, the lower edge of which is, flush with the bend a between parts A and B; part Bextendsipwardly beyondthe bend e for reasons hereinafter described, the device being very flat and compact, leaving only suliicient space between the body A and the upwardly extending portion B to allow the free passage of the downwardly extending part e of the pocket c of the neck band E, while the space between parts A and`C will hold thc'collar snu ly.

In practice they art is pushed thro h the button hole o collar D and the benlc brought to rest in the button hole, and because of the snug lit of the collar between parts A and C there is no lateral motion between the fastener and the c'ollar and the upper surface of bend c is held in contact with the upper edge of the button hole, thus preventing-any tendency for the fastenerfto ecome dislodged and fall out. v

The starched condition of the collar on the upper edge of the button hole affords a positive abutment against which the bend c engages, and. this is true'to such an extent that a positive, direct pressure must be exerted against 'the upper edge of the button hole to press it aside sufficiently to permit the extraction of the holder or clip :1s-it may be called. The Vortion of and the space between the bands A and C beingr justv sufficient to take the thickness of the collar, a button or clip made in ac button, or

cordance with my invention has no-tendency to fall out n or can it be forced out inany conditions of use when in position. The free upturned part B is now clipped under the downwardly turned Hap e of pocket e and pressed upward until edge b contacts with reventng any further upward movement o the collar 'but allowing circumferential.movement of the collar with respect to the neck band due to the elongated pocket e.

The advantages of the improved device include simplicity, durability and cheapness of construction, ease of adjustment and freedom from any frictional or binding effect on the tie when being adjusted, as well as the freedom from annoyance experienced when the closing of the collar in front is not centrally located, which latter may be due to an improper placing of the button hole in the collar or -shirt band at the back or distortion of either o r both the collar or neel: band in ironing.

'Of especial importance is the ease and simplicity v h which my holder or button can be atlixed to the collar, and when on remains fixed, until voluntary removal which is equally simple and easy.

Where the collar has but one fixed point of attachment to the neck band and that at the closing point in front, it will readily adjust itself to any slight imperfections 0r irregularities in either, and result in a perfectly setting collar. Other great advantages of my device are the latuess with which the collar is secured to the Collar band and the freedom from projections of any kind which valise discomfort to the wearer or interfere with the adjustment of the cl-avat. lVhile l have illustrated a single form of my de\'.ice, it is evident that changes in form and detail may be made within the scope of the claim, without departing,r from the spirit of my invention or withoutsacrificing any of its advantages.

What I claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

A collar fastener adapted to secure a collar to a shirt neck-band and to be attached to the collar, comprising a rectangular thin metal band bent transversely and oppositely at two points to form oppositely projecting legs, the one side leg of which extends beyond the adjacent bend, and the other terminating with its adjacent bend, the clearness between said outside legs and the medial section being of a size to closely accommodate the thickness of material in a collar, and the width at the bends being substantially the same as the width of the band, whereby the bend is adapted to snugly fit a button-hole in the collar through which the end passes.

In testunony whereof I have signed my name to this specification at New York city, New York, this 11th day of April, 1911, in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

. HILAIRE J. COMEAU.

lVitnesses:

DANIEL J. GUINAN, HERMANN F. CUN'rz.

It is hnrnhy certified Llmt in Letters Patent o. 1,221,290, granted April 3,

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Signed and sealed this 1st, day of May, A. D., 1917.

[SEAL] R. l". WH I'IEHEAD,

Acting Commissioner of Pqtenta. Cl. 24|UL 

